Sinaean
Sinaean adjective: synonym of Chinese.
Adjective
Sinaean (comparative more Sinaean, superlative most Sinaean)
- Synonym of Chinese.
- ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139
- An undersettled Soviet Union welcomes the rise of a 600-million Sinaean power increasing some two per cent per year.1958 November, Joseph J. Spengler, “Malthus Again”, in Challenge, volume 7, number 2, page 12
- Synonyms:
- Chinese
- Synonym of East Asian or Chinese-like.
- The nations belonging to the Sinæan branch... have not the features of the Yellow Race so well defined as those belonging to the Mongolian branch.1893, Guillaume Louis Figuier, translated by Robert Wilson, The Human Race, page 292
- Synonyms:
- East Asian or Chinese-like
Proper noun
Sinaean (plural Sinaeans)
- Synonym of Chinese.
- ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139
- Synonyms:
- Chinese
Noun
Sinaean (plural Sinaeans)
- Synonym of Chinese.
- ...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius a Iesuite, in his Sinaean expedition should take so much paines to prove, that the Kingdome of Cathaia, and of the Sinaeans is all one.1639, John Chilmead, translating Robert Hues as A Learned Treatise of Globes..., p. 139
- Synonyms:
- Chinese
Synonyms of Sinaean
- Chinese
- East Asian or Chinese-like
Forms of Sinaean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Sinaean |
| superlative | most Sinaean |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sinaeans |
| Noun | |
| plural | Sinaeans |
Origin of Sinaean
From Sinae + -an, from Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.
Questions about Sinaean
- What does Sinaean mean?
- Sinaean means synonym of Chinese.
- What part of speech is Sinaean?
- Sinaean can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
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